I think having the left-handed hitter [fifth] is somewhat useful. For me, right now, J.D. is healthy, we have Mikey Lowell and Bay who we can hit sixth and seventh. In my opinion, neither one is a typical [No. 7] hitter, but somebody is going to have to. We'll figure it out. We have a chance for a pretty balanced, good lineup.

What is a typical #7 hitter? ... I guess the only question now is whether Jason Varitek will hit 8th or 9th? Speaking of which, Varitek leads the team with 12 RBIs!

Nick Green and Chris Carter have been told that they have made the Red Sox Opening Day roster, with the understanding that things could change if the Sox make a last minute deal or waiver claim.

Is this a joke? Tito, on Lowell's recovery:

The only thing for me right now that he's lacking is some speed. ... There's only so much you can simulate in Spring Training. When the season starts and all of a sudden you're trying to go first to third and score ... we'll keep an eye on him.

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a bit off topic, but for those of you with iphones, MLB has released the 2009 app and there's some goodies there. What as $4.99 last year is now the "Lite" version. It's free and includes real time gameday (well, as real as GDGD is anyhow). Pretty sweet. If you buy the app for $9.99 you get gameday audio with the choice of which team's feed you want to listen to. I guess it's like the PC version, but it's in yr pocket (and $5 cheaper). OK, no more consumerism from me.

Rays announcer mentioned that Castig & co are there in the booth next to them, even though they're not calling the game today. Isn't that funny? Joe just goes and hangs out in there on days he doesn't work.